Coastal Waters Forecast
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444 FZUS52 KMHX 121916 CWFMHX Coastal Waters Forecast for North Carolina National Weather Service Newport/Morehead City NC 316 PM EDT Wed Jun 12 2024 From S of Currituck Beach Light to N of Surf City NC out 20 NM, including the Albemarle and Pamlico Sounds and the Monitor National Marine Sanctuary AMZ100-130830- 316 PM EDT Wed Jun 12 2024 .Synopsis for Eastern North Carolina coastal waters... High pressure will ridge into the area through Thursday while an area of low pressure meanders off the Southeast coast. The high pulls offshore Friday with the low lifting off the coast. A cold front will push across the area Saturday with high pressure building into the region in early next week. $$ AMZ230-130830- Albemarle Sound- 316 PM EDT Wed Jun 12 2024 .TONIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming SE. Waves 1 to 2 ft. .THU...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. .THU NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming E 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Waves 1 to 2 ft. .FRI...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. .FRI NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW after midnight. Waves 1 ft or less. .SAT...N winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NE 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Waves 1 ft or less, then around 2 ft in the afternoon. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. .SUN...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. .SUN NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. .MON...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. .MON NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. $$ AMZ131-130830- Alligator River- 316 PM EDT Wed Jun 12 2024 .TONIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming SE. Waves a moderate chop. .THU...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves a moderate chop. .THU NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. .FRI...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. .FRI NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW after midnight. Waves light chop. .SAT...N winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NE 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Waves light chop, increasing to a moderate chop in the afternoon. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. .SUN...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. .SUN NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. .MON...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. .MON NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. $$ AMZ231-130830- Croatan and Roanoke Sounds- 316 PM EDT Wed Jun 12 2024 .TONIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves a moderate chop. .THU...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves a moderate chop. .THU NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. .FRI...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. .FRI NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW after midnight. Waves light chop. .SAT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NE 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Waves light chop, increasing to a moderate chop in the afternoon. .SAT NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. .SUN...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. .SUN NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. .MON...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. .MON NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. $$ AMZ135-130830- Pamlico Sound- 316 PM EDT Wed Jun 12 2024 .TONIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. .THU...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. .THU NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. A slight chance of showers and tstms after midnight. .FRI...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. A slight chance of showers. .FRI NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW after midnight. Waves 1 ft or less. .SAT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NE 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Waves 1 ft or less, then around 2 ft in the afternoon. .SAT NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Waves around 2 ft in the evening, then 1 ft. .SUN...NE winds around 10 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. .SUN NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. .MON...SE winds around 5 kt, increasing to around 10 kt in the afternoon. Waves 1 ft or less. .MON NIGHT...S winds around 10 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. Winds and waves higher in and near tstms. $$ AMZ136-130830- Pamlico and Pungo Rivers- 316 PM EDT Wed Jun 12 2024 .TONIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming SE. Waves a moderate chop. .THU...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves a moderate chop. .THU NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Waves a moderate chop, diminishing to light chop after midnight. .FRI...NE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming E in the afternoon. Waves light chop. .FRI NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW after midnight. Waves light chop. .SAT...NW winds around 5 kt, becoming NE in the afternoon. Waves flat, increasing to light chop in the afternoon. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. .SUN...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. .SUN NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. .MON...SE winds around 5 kt, increasing to 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Waves flat, increasing to light chop in the afternoon. .MON NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. $$ AMZ137-130830- Neuse and Bay Rivers- 316 PM EDT Wed Jun 12 2024 .TONIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves a moderate chop. .THU...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves a moderate chop. .THU NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Waves a moderate chop, diminishing to light chop after midnight. .FRI...NE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming E in the afternoon. Waves light chop. A slight chance of showers in the morning. .FRI NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW after midnight. Waves light chop. .SAT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NE 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Waves light chop, increasing to a moderate chop in the afternoon. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Waves a moderate chop, diminishing to light chop after midnight. .SUN...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. .SUN NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. .MON...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. .MON NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. $$ AMZ150-130830- S of Currituck Beach Light to Oregon Inlet NC out 20 nm- 316 PM EDT Wed Jun 12 2024 .TONIGHT...E winds around 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: NE 2 ft at 4 seconds and SE 2 ft at 7 seconds. .THU...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: E 3 ft at 7 seconds. .THU NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SE 3 ft at 6 seconds. .FRI...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: E 3 ft at 6 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: E 3 ft at 7 seconds and SE 1 ft at 15 seconds. .SAT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming N in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: SE 4 ft at 8 seconds and N 2 ft at 4 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SUN...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. .MON...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. .MON NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. $$ AMZ152-130830- S of Oregon Inlet to Cape Hatteras NC out 20 nm- 316 PM EDT Wed Jun 12 2024 .TONIGHT...E winds around 10 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: E 3 ft at 6 seconds. .THU...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: E 4 ft at 7 seconds. .THU NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: SE 4 ft at 6 seconds. A slight chance of showers. A slight chance of tstms after midnight. .FRI...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: E 3 ft at 7 seconds. A slight chance of tstms in the morning. A slight chance of showers. .FRI NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: SE 4 ft at 8 seconds and E 1 ft at 16 seconds. A slight chance of showers and tstms after midnight. .SAT...NW winds around 10 kt, becoming N in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: SE 4 ft at 8 seconds and N 2 ft at 4 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN...NE winds around 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E winds around 10 kt, becoming SE after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .MON...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...SE winds around 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Winds and seas higher in and near tstms. $$ AMZ154-130830- S of Cape Hatteras to Ocracoke Inlet NC out 20 nm including the Monitor National Marine Sanctuary- 316 PM EDT Wed Jun 12 2024 .TONIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: SE 3 ft at 8 seconds and NE 2 ft at 5 seconds. .THU...E winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: E 4 ft at 6 seconds. .THU NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: E 4 ft at 6 seconds. A slight chance of showers and tstms. .FRI...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: SE 3 ft at 7 seconds. A slight chance of tstms. A chance of showers, mainly in the morning. .FRI NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: E 4 ft at 7 seconds. A slight chance of showers and tstms. .SAT...W winds around 10 kt, becoming N in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: SE 4 ft at 8 seconds and N 2 ft at 3 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN...NE winds around 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .MON...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...SE winds around 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Winds and seas higher in and near tstms. $$ AMZ156-130830- S of Ocracoke Inlet to Cape Lookout NC out 20 nm- 316 PM EDT Wed Jun 12 2024 .TONIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft at 8 seconds and E 2 ft at 5 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop. .THU...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: SE 4 ft at 6 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers choppy. A slight chance of showers in the afternoon. .THU NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: SE 4 ft at 7 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop. A slight chance of showers and tstms. .FRI...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: SE 3 ft at 7 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop. A slight chance of tstms. A chance of showers, mainly in the morning. .FRI NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW after midnight. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: SE 4 ft at 7 seconds and SE 1 ft at 15 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop. A slight chance of showers and tstms. .SAT...W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NE 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: SE 4 ft at 8 seconds and NE 2 ft at 3 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop, increasing to a moderate chop in the afternoon. .SAT NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop. .SUN...NE winds around 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop. .SUN NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop. .MON...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop. .MON NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop. Winds and seas higher in and near tstms. $$ AMZ158-130830- S of Cape Lookout to N of Surf City NC out 20 nm- 316 PM EDT Wed Jun 12 2024 .TONIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft at 8 seconds and E 2 ft at 4 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop. .THU...E winds 15 to 20 kt with occasional gusts up to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: SE 3 ft at 6 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers choppy. A slight chance of showers in the afternoon. .THU NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming NE 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 4 to 5 ft, except 2 to 4 ft near shore. Wave Detail: SE 3 ft at 7 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers choppy, diminishing to a moderate chop after midnight. A slight chance of showers and tstms. .FRI...NE winds around 10 kt, becoming E in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft, except 2 to 3 ft near shore. Wave Detail: SE 3 ft at 7 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop. A slight chance of showers and tstms. .FRI NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft, except 2 to 3 ft near shore. Wave Detail: SE 4 ft at 7 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop. .SAT...W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming E in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: SE 4 ft at 8 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop. .SUN...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop. .SUN NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop. .MON...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop. .MON NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop. Winds and seas higher in and near tstms. $$